Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
WITH ALL IfS FAULTS
The Usual feenss--Bidicnlous Episode
Reagan Roused- Trotter's case-feh
Thrcugh-Psrsona Notes.

ffrom Our Regular Corrcspooh"'
WASHINGTON, March At is agreed
that, with all its shortcomings and lack
dictatorship, the Forty-ninth Congress,
which adjourned by the accommodating
clock at IL NJ. to-day, has done more
important business than any other Con
GEES in eight years.
The appropriation bills which failed
we're the deficiency, the fortiiicasion'
and the river and harbor.
The usual scenes have occurred, ex-
cept that there has been less evidence
Of drinking on the floor that we have
at nearly every close OF Congress.
The scramble for recognition has been
lust as great as ever. The House and
Senate sat through the night, and TINS
morning at half-past . the small attend
ance looked wilted and worn. AS the
hour OF closing approached the number
became larger and the galleries fiiied
up. The snow deferred many rom
coming, but the corridors OF the House
at half-past II were rapidly becoming
full.
RIDICULOUS.
A most ridiculous controversy, some
what warm in places, occurred between
Butterworth and Reed on the question
of steel and iron guns during the last
half hour. The House was in the great
est confusion. A Republican member
called Tor "order" in the midst OF the
battle between the two Republican
leaders. The Speaker raped many
times. The funny little fight was in
terrupted by statement on the de-
ficiency-bill conference. .
Among the amusements of the last
hours of the session was the desperate
effort of Senator-elect Reagan, of Texas,
TO bring up the Eads ship-railwsy bill,
which had passed the Senate. Mr.. b.
ker, the fat member from New York, o
smooth-faced, clerical looking man of
nearly Mr.. Reagan's own age, made the
point of order several times that the
9Th OF March having arrived, the gen.
tleman had no right to introduce bills
in the House of Representatives. He
inquired, "What is he doing here ?"
etc. This chatting was not relished by
the grave Texan, and he was disposed
for awhile to deeply resent the affront
to his dignity but finally he thought
better of the matter and reluctantly
desisted from his attempt.
TROTTER.
/ have found here and there Dem
ocrat who approves the nomination and
confirmation OF Trotter, but the great
mass Of the party here are very much
dissatisfied. Now and then southern
man is found who is favorable 10 the
Presidents course in the matter. 1t ia
said that the Republican senators saw
that confirmation would be the best
way to dispose Of question which
might affect their relations with the CO.
lored race in the doubtful States.
FELL THROUGH.
The bill changing certain counties
from the Western to the Eastern ju-
dicial district of North Carolina fell
through in conference. The Senate
added Person and Moore counties, and
to this amendment the House Commit
tee on the Judiciary did not agree. The
original bill was to transfer Orange,
durham, and Chatham counties from
the Western district to the other.
Malone, as chairman OF the Public
Buildings Committee of the Senate,
was somewhat sensitive to-day in his
remarks as to the part of Senator Cock
rell's resolution Of inquiry into the
conduct Of the executive departments
which related to the sufliciency of the
public buildings here, and that portion
Of the resolution was stricken out.
Five pretty young women were seen
on the floor just before adjournment.
They may have been brought in under
the rules as children, but then again
some of us thought they were older
then the limit.
PERSONAL.
Hon. w. Z. Gaines, of the Peters
burg district, has arrived. Another
congressman-elect in the city is Hon.
]. NJ. Brown, Of the Fifth North Caro-
lima district.
General Thomas A. Rosser, OF Char
lottesville, is here. Other Virginia per-
sonals are Carter II. Page, Gotham,
and w. S. White.
Among the prominent railroad-men
i'll attendance on the two meetings, one
Yesterday and the other to-day, are
Nessrs. j. Ii. Macmurdo and Sol. Haas,
Of Richmond.
Congressmen-elect Rowland and Nc
Clammy, of North Carolina, returned
home to-day.
Most of the Virginia and North Caro-
lima members will remain in the city q
day or two after adjournment.